Top toys each holiday season from 1983-2017

SANDUSKY — Every year there's that one toy every kid wants for the holidays. But sometimes they fly off the shelves quicker than they can be stocked.Arnold Schwarzenegger even starred in a movie about the struggle to obtain a sought-after toy in 1996's "Jingle All the Way." But what are the real-life counterparts each year to the elusive Turbo Man doll?WowWees Fingerlings, an animatronic stuffed monkey, is poised to retain its spot as the most sought-after toy this year just like it was in 2017.Here's a list of the top toys from each year, according to Ebates.com:• 1983: Cabbage Patch Kids• 1984: Transformers• 1985-86: Teddy Ruxpin• 1987: Koosh Ball• 1988: Nintendo NES video game system• 1989: Nintendo Game Boy• 1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles• 1991: Super Nintendo video game system• 1992: Barney the Purple Dinosaur plush toy• 1993: Talkboy portable audio cassette player and recorder• 1994: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers• 1995: Beanie Babies• 1996: Tickle Me Elmo• 1997: Tamagotchi virtual pet• 1998: Furby robotic toy• 1999: Pokemon merchandise• 2000: Razor Scooter• 2001: Bratz dolls• 2002: Beyblades spinning-tops toys• 2003: Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game• 2004: Robosapian biomorphic robotic toys• 2005: Xbox 360 video game system• 2006: PlayStation 3 video game system• 2007: Nintendo DS portable video game system• 2008: Nintendo Wii video game system• 2009: Zhu Zhu Pets plush robotic toys• 2010: iPad• 2011: LeapPad Explorer• 2012: Nintendo Wii U video game system• 2013: Big Hugs Elmo• 2014: Elsa doll from Disney's "Frozen"• 2015: BB-8 remote controlled toy droid from "Star Wars"• 2016: Nintendo NES Classic MiniWowWee's FingerlingsChildren of the '90s will probably feel old when they learn the Game Boy Color is turning 20. Released internationally in November of 1998, the GBC handheld video game console was Nintendo's follow-up to the Game Boy and it effectively ruled the portable video game market. According to Nintendo's 2007 annual report, the combined sales of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color were more than 118 million, a number that's only been topped by the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation 2 in the two decades since. (Evan-Amos/TNS)This Tiger Electronics robotic toy was all the rage when it came out in 1998, with more than 1.8 million sold in 1998, and 14 million in 1999. The first iteration was discontinued in 2002, but Furbys were brought back by Habro from 2005-2007 and then again in 2012. The latest iteration has LCD screen eyes and can interact with a mobile app. (Joe Stefanchik/Dallas Morning News/TNS)Inside the El Segundo, Calif., headquarters of Bandai America, a variety of a 20th anniversary edition of the Tamagotchi, "the original virtual reality pet," on October 5, 2017. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)